bronchiolitis...

Lo was diagnosed 3 days ago. Dr sed antibiotics won't help or an inhaler and to just ride it out. She's really suffering :( such a blocked nose, so sleepy and working so hard to breathe :( anyone else's lo had it? How long did it take to clear up?

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Not had it but if she's struggling to breath or you feel she's gone downhill I'd go to out of hours as things can change quite quickly for a baby. If it's a stuffy nose have you tried a calpol vaporiser? Or olba soil on a musy somewhere near? Hope she's better soon xxx

Exactly what vickisteven said,id take your little one to out of hours to check on her if you feel shes struggling to breath.my lb had this at 2 weeks old and was in hospital for 3 weeks.they cant give any antibiotics for it but they will support her breathing for her to keep the airways open.give out of hours a ring just to check if your worried.hope she gets better soon xxx

The doctors told me that when it gets to about day 5 or 6 it reaches a peak then after that it should start to ease.they can have the cough for a few weeks after.but i would take her to out of hours to be on safe side xxx

DS1 has had it twice (first time acute and needed a hospital stay and second time a minor flare up) and we had a saline nebuliser at children's A&E and that helped loads so I'd suggest trying out of hours and ask whether that would help in your LOs case.
At home it was calpol, baby Vicks on chest and feet, , steamy bathroom etc.

Things to lookout for, is baby sucking air into lungs so you would see little tummy being sucked under ribs and will also get a little hollow in base of throat as they struggle to breathe. My little girl had it when she was 9 months and 14 months and unfietunatley there isn't much that can be given as it is viral. As olivia was tummy breathing and her sats were down to 83% she ended up in oxygen for 36 hours but that was all the treatment they could give. Hope they sort little one out

Same as above...it is so awful my LO (little one) has just got over it, saline spray worked well for us, we also had the saline nebuliser at the hospital which did help and then I continued after with the saline nasal spray. I ended up putting her back in her Moses basket because I was able to adjust the mattress to prop her up, lots of steam in the bathroom, I did this 2-3 times a day, olbus oil on a muslin with her constantly, this definitely seemed to help her breath, snuffle bebe etc...

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